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If you're familiar with a little thing in OC Weekly called Locals Only, you've read the bounty of good things we had to say about Orange County band the Colourist and their new EP. But actually hearing the EP--and the band play live!--is absolutely...

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Huey Lewis and the News are performing at the OC Fair tonight, and though it may seem like they're typical nostalgia-fueled fair fare, don't forget that just last year they recorded the theme song to Pineapple Express. But we all know that what peopl...

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You've probably heard his catchy songs from that best friend of yours who loves Wicked, or from the mouth of Amy Adams in Enchanted. And you can't help but sing along, even if you don't like musicals.
Stephen Schwartz, the composer of Wick...

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A traffic cone with teeth? Sure, why not!
Nate Jackson blogged earlier in the week about Park the Van tour headliners Floating Action and Generationals, but here's let's focus on two key things: the fun artwork on that flier, and opening band Golden...

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Anyone who sometimes long for a time when things were simpler, towns were smaller, and people were more polite to each other, take a drive down to the Musical Theatre Village in Irvine, who is currently hosting a very nostalgic and sweet community pr...

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As far as jokey electro bands from the 2000s go, the floor is littered with also-rans who never amounted to much more than novelty--anyone still listening to Junior Senior or Datarock?
So it's a testament to Chromeo's knack for sneaky hooks and f...

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As Matt Freeman tells it, the origin of the project that became Devils Brigade couldn't have been more NorCal.
"Tim Armstrong had an idea like, 'Why don't we do a musical about the building of the Golden Gate Bridge?'" Freeman recalls of his long...

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Orange County is no stranger to swirling wall-of-sound distortion backed by double-time beats and raucous vocals holding it all together (read: Social Distortion, Offspring, the Vandals, Guttermouth, etc.), it's just that it has been so long since w...

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CLUED IN TO THE NEW FINGERPRINTS
There's not much on the walls, and all the merch that isn't CDs or vinyl is nowhere to be found, but if you squint long and hard enough, you can see that the new Fingerprints location near the intersection of Fourth ...

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Click here to take a '90s music trivia quiz. The entire three rounds take less than five minutes.
I scored a 22860. I missed three questions, all of which I'm proud of not knowing: The song for which Whitney Houston won her first Grammy;...

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Wasilla may now forever be inextricably linked with Sarah Palin jokes, but the small Alaska town has more going for it than just the ability to see Russia from there. Post-hardcore troupe Portugal. The Man are also from there, and though we don't kno...

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Next up in our introduction tothe OC Handmade Brigade series is Jackie Sepulveda of Voz Chica. If you're looking for a bad-ass spin on carrying a vintage handbag, then missy (or mister--we're not here to judge) this post is for you!
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Sure, at first glance, these shows tonight don't appear to have a lot in common with each other. And uh, well, maybe they don't. But they both have strong local ties, which is potentially the most important thing.
IN ONE CORNER:
Who: The Fray, Jack'...

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It's a big weekend for electro-insomniacs in Orange County. First and foremost, the annual Jujubeats party doubles up with its sister event, How Sweet It Is, for an outdoor rave Saturday at Oak Canyon Ranch in Irvine.
The lineup comprises a West Coa...

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Pulling off two shows in one day can be a real bitch. But I guess when you're on a label called Park the Van Records, you gotta be ready to move at any given time, which ends up being a good deal for all you Floating Action/Generationals fans out the...

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Where were you last night? Did you miss out on the Bedouin Soundclash show at the Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana? Well lucky for you, photographer Chris Victorio was right there and alongside as Jay Malinowsky and Eon Sinclair paid Orange County a ...

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Club kids and E-tards rejoice! Tomorrow night the New York DJ duo Designer Drugs (wow, so many D-words!) is heading down to Sutra in Costa Mesa for another beat heavy installment of XOBESO, the club's weekly live music night with artists from around ...

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Yeah, it's in Hollywood, but so what? The goddamn Pixies are playing again and that's big enough news to report on.
Everyone's favorite underrated '80s'/90s-band-that-became-everyone's-favorite-00s band is hitting the road to celebrate the 20th anni...